A number of animal diseases, including all emergency animal diseases, are notifiable in NSW. This means you have a legal obligation to notify authorities if you know or suspect that an animal has one of these diseases.

Rural Lands Protection Boards deliver the frontline public animal health service in NSW. Our District Veterinarians and Animal Health Rangers deliver a range of national, state and local programs all aimed at safeguarding market access and enhance livestock productivity.

Our focus is:

emergency disease prevention, preparedness and response

advisory and diagnostic services

disease surveillance and reporting

residue management

certification

traceability systems such as NLIS

regulation.

RLPBs also assist animal welfare agencies with livestock animal welfare issues and deal with livestock concerns during emergencies such as drought, bushfires and floods.